The pact will start with the Canadian distributor handling international sales of "Matador," a scripted thriller from writer/producers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.

EOne will handle the newly launched U.S. cable network’s slate of original scripted series as part of a deal unveiled on Monday by John Morayniss, CEO of eOne Television, and Scott Sassa, vice chair of El Rey Network.

The first project under the exclusive distribution deal is Matador, a scripted thriller from the K/O Paper Products writing/producing team of Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.

The hourlong drama, set to debut in the summer of 2014, explores the rise of Antonio “Matador” Bravo, a popular soccer star who became a covert operative for the CIA.

EOne will also handle the DVD and electronic distribution rights in North America for El Rey’s supernatural crime saga From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, set to debut on March 11, 2014.

Launched in December 2013 by Rodriguez and FactoryMade Ventures, El Rey is available to over 40 million subscribers domestically.